Psychology | |||||
Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture | |||||
Course Code | ARC 471 | |||||
Course Title in English | Walking and Mapping | |||||
Course Title in Turkish | Yürümek ve Haritalamak | |||||
Language of Instruction | EN | |||||
Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | |||||
Level of Course | Advanced | |||||
Semester | Spring | |||||
Contact Hours per Week |
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Estimated Student Workload | 126 hours per semester | |||||
Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | |||||
Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | |||||
Pre-requisites |
ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II |
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Expected Prior Knowledge | 4 semesters of design studio | |||||
Co-requisites | None | |||||
Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | |||||
Overall Educational Objective | To create a dialogue between theory and direct spatial engagement in order to critically position ourselves within the city and reflect upon its probable futurisms through walking and mapping. | |||||
Course Description | This elective course is an exploratory seminar that focuses on the essential relationship between walking and mapping within an approach that is on the cusp of architecture, landscape, urban theory, geography, anthropology, sociology and art. The intention of the course is to investigate the relationship between walking and mapping along two intersecting tracks. While the first track delves into the relation between walking and exploring-transforming-representing the territory by building a theoretical foundation based on seminal texts on the subject, the second track takes the class to short walks around ‘actual territories’ of the city in order to projectively think about ways of mapping. By walking around Istanbul, various regions will be explored within the unique insight of walking as a multi-sensual and personal experience and afterwards they will be mapped based on the direct experience of walking. Thus, the practice of mapping will not be performed to produce a uniform, accurate and static representation of a territory but a personal, sensual and participatory representation of it. | |||||
Course Description in Turkish | Yaklaşımının mimarlık, peyzaj, kentsel kuram, coğrafya, antropoloji, sosyoloji ve sanatın birleşiminde bir yaklaşıma sahip olan bu seçmeli ders yürümek ve haritalamak arasındaki temel ilişkiye odaklanan keşif amaçlı bir seminer dersi olarak kurgulanmıştır. Dersin amacı yürümek ve haritalamak arasındaki ilişkiyi birbiriyle kesişen iki ana hat üzerinden incelemektir. İlk hat yürüme teorisi ve haritalama üzerine yazılmış ana metinler, tasarım ve sanat çalışmalarına odaklanarak yürümek ve araziyi araştırmak-dönüştürmek-temsil etmek arasındaki ilişki ile temsil ve eleştirel kartografyalara dair kuramsal bir altyapı oluşturmaya çalışır. İkinci hat ise kentin ‘güncel’ ve ‘gerçek’ bölgelerine yapılan sınıf yürüyüşleri ile yürüme ve haritalama eylemlerini projektif ve performatif bir şekilde ele alır. Istanbul’un farklı bölgeleri, yürüme eylemine özgü sezgisel bir yaklaşımla duyusal, bedensel ve kişisel deneyimler çerçevesinde incelendikten sonra bu doğrudan deneyimler ekseninde haritalanır. Bu bağlamda, dersin hedeflediği sonuç ürünler yürüyüşlerin yapıldığı bölgelerin tekdüze, kesin ve statik temsillerinin oluşturulması değil; kişisel, duyusal ve katılımcı temsilleri ortaya çıkarmaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) critically read and analyze academic literature; 2) develop new ways in which to explore, record and perceive natural and built landscape; 3) document and represent personal and spatial experiences in various media; 4) design curatorial walks within the city; 5) develop critical mapping and representation skills; 6) articulate a position about a spatial experience through mapping and academic writing. |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | ||||||
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | ||||||
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | ||||||
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | ||||||
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | ||||||
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | ||||||
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | ||||||
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | ||||||
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | ||||||
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | ||||||
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | ||||||
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | ||||||
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
Prepared by and Date | , |
Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
Semester | Spring |
Name of Instructor |
Week | Subject |
1) | Introduction to Walking & Mapping |
2) | Walking Approaches: Art |
3) | Walking Approaches: Research |
4) | Walking Approaches: Architecture |
5) | Walk I (everyone) >> Walking Log I (personal), Mappings (collective) |
6) | Mapping: Mental Mapping to the Blue Marble |
7) | Mapping: Virtual Globe |
8) | Mapping: Critical Cartographies |
9) | Walk II (everyone) >> Walking Log II (personal), Mappings (collective) |
10) | Mapping Practices in Istanbul |
11) | Designing a Walk in Istanbul |
12) | Walk III (in groups) >> Walking Log III (personal), Mappings (in groups) |
13) | Walking-Mapping // Presentations & Discussions (in groups based on Walk III) |
14) | Walking-Mapping // Presentations & Discussions (in groups based on Walk III) |
15) | Final Assessment Period |
16) | Final Assessment Period |
Required/Recommended Readings | Recommended Reading: Thoreau, Walking de Certeau, The Practice of Everyday Life Benjamin, Arcades Project Jacobs, Death and Life of Great American Cities Lynch, Image of the City Guy Debord, Theory of the Dérive Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking Ingold, Culture on the Ground Pink, Walking across Disciplines: From Ethnography to Arts Practice Careri, Walkscapes Rendell, Art and Architecture, a place between Vidler, Terres Inconnues: Cartographies of a Landscape to Be Invented* Wood, Maps Blossom in the Springtime of the State Cosgrove, Virtual Globe Kurgan, Close up at a Distance Cosgrove, Mapping a City Corner, Agency of Mapping: Speculation, Critique and Invention Şenel, Mapping as Performance: An Alternative to Authoritative Representations of Istanbul Logie & Morvan, Istanbul 2023 Tümerdem, Recording the Landscape: Walking, Transforming, Designing Required readings for each week will be posted on Blackboard. | ||||||||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | Walking and Mapping is conducted through two intersecting tracks. The first track intends to form a theoretical foundation on cutting edge themes and subjects such as walking, walking art, walking and design, mapping, performative mapping, etc. The theoretical track will be supported by a participatory track as the calls will be taken to exploratory walks around transforming landscapes of Istanbul. | ||||||||||||||||||
Homework and Projects | 3 walking logs, 1 collective mapping, 1 group mapping and short response papers about weekly readings | ||||||||||||||||||
Laboratory Work | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
Computer Use | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Activities | Field Trips | ||||||||||||||||||
Assessment Methods |
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Course Administration |
Student participation is essential for the course. Students will bring a 500-word response paper about one of the weekly readings as attendance. 80% attendance is compulsory for a successful outcome. Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||
Homework Assignments | 14 | 4 | 56 | ||||
Total Workload | 126 | ||||||
Total Workload/25 | 5.0 | ||||||
ECTS | 5 |